Recently Steve Jobs posted an essay explaining why the iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone will not be getting flash. He talked about the future of the web being HTML5.
Some of the websites I currently use in my classroom for free are based on Flash. In fact, I recently attended a training where a whole bunch of Web 2.0 tools were demonstrated. Almost all of them required flash to function. I understand that some (a tiny number) have apps available on the app store for a few dollars each. I understand that some can be accessed in a non-flash way, but then are usually much reduced in their functionality (animoto for example).
Other people have posted about their schools using iPads or iPods and I am wondering what are they doing about this issue. Do they use those devices for content consumption more than creation? Do they use full laptops or desktops when students want to create online content using tools unavailable due to lack of flash?
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